5 Chichester Court, Manor Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6EG

5 Chichester Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 6EG). It has a recorded floor area of 7 m² (around 75 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 7 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (7–42 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 250.4% above the 1997 sale of £34,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 146.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 7 m² it sits well below the postcode median (41 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.